Wind Hold; Setting The Wind Hold Type; Engaging Wind Hold; Engaging Wind Hold From Heading Hold - Garmin GPSMAP 84 Series Owner's Manual

Wind Hold

You can set the autopilot to maintain a specific bearing relative to the current wind angle. Your device must be
connected to a NMEA 2000 or NMEA 0183 compatible wind sensor to perform a wind hold or a wind-based
tack or gybe.

Setting the Wind Hold Type

Before you can enable the wind hold type, you must connect a NMEA 2000 or NMEA 0183 wind sensor to the
autopilot.
For advanced autopilot configuration, see the installation instructions included with your autopilot.
1 From the autopilot screen, select Menu > Autopilot Setup > Wind Hold Type.
2 Select Apparent or True.

Engaging Wind Hold

Before you can enable the wind hold type, you must connect a NMEA 2000 or NMEA 0183 wind sensor to the
autopilot.
When the autopilot is in standby mode, select Wind Hold.

Engaging Wind Hold from Heading Hold

Before you can enable the wind hold type, you must connect a NMEA 2000 or NMEA 0183 wind sensor to the
autopilot.
With heading hold engaged, select Menu > Wind Hold.

Adjusting the Wind Hold Angle with the Autopilot

You can adjust the wind hold angle on the autopilot when wind hold is engaged.
• To adjust the wind hold angle in increments of 1°, select
• To adjust the wind hold angle in increments of 10°, hold

Tack and Gybe

You can set the autopilot to perform a tack or gybe while heading hold or wind hold is engaged.

Tacking and Gybing from Heading Hold

1 Engage heading hold
2 Select Menu.
3 Select an option.
The autopilot steers your boat through a tack or gybe.

Tacking and Gybing from Wind Hold

Before you can engage wind hold, you must have a wind sensor installed.
1 Engage wind hold (Engaging Wind Hold, page
2 Select Menu.
3 Select an option.
The autopilot steers your boat through a tack or gybe, and information about the progress of the tack or
gybe appears on the screen.

Setting a Tack and Gybe Delay

The tack and gybe delay allows you to delay steering a tack and gybe after you initiate the maneuver.
1 From the autopilot screen, select Menu > Autopilot Setup > Sailing Setup > Tack Delay.
2 Select the length of the delay.
3 If necessary, select Done.
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